Undergraduate Course: Old Norse Studies (ELCS10004)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	A course on the history, culture and language of medieval Iceland, with the close study of a range of sample texts.
Course description	Topics include: Iceland: Settlement & Society Old Norse: Origins, Grammar & Pronunciation Old Icelandic Literature Snorra Edda Hrafnkel's Saga & Heroic Morality Snorri Sturluson & Old Icelandic Poetry Old Icelandic Historiography Ari fróði Þorgilsson & Libellus Islandorum The Gift Economy Þáttr Auðunar vestfirzka Old Norse Palaeography Eiríks saga rauða Runes

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Danish Language 2 (ELCS08008) OR Swedish Language 2 (ELCS08013) OR Norwegian Language 2 (ELCS08011)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	A pass is required at first attempt.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Continuous Assessment (70%), comprising: Language Exercises (20%) Essay (50%) 500 word Essay proposal (formative) 8-10 minute presentation (formative) 2,000 word essay (summative) Exam (30%) 2-hour degree exam (split evenly between language and civilisation)
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			2:00

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate a good understanding of the fundamentals of Old Norse grammar, syntax and vocabulary, along with the themes, issues and wider contexts of the supporting literary corpus. Parse and translate previously seen Old Norse texts to English; critically appraise developments in Old Norse culture and society utilising a range of sources, approaches and methods of interpretation. Produce clear, complex reports, articles and essays, which develop arguments both critically and systematically with the use of relevant emphases, subsidiary points, and examples. Demonstrate finely honed communication, presentation and interaction skills across a wide range of media and circumstances, both formal and informal, for lay and specialised audiences. Consistently exercise autonomy and initiative, taking significant responsibility for the work of others and for a range of resources to bring about new thinking.